In Little Havana, Nelson shrugs off polls that give Scott edge with Puerto Ricans, Cubans
Nelson, a
"Muchas gracias por la oportunidad de hablar con ustedes," Nelson told about three dozen volunteers, members of the campaign "Vecinos de Nelson," or Nelson's neighbors, a Hispanic outreach group.
Nelson, who on Saturday also met with Colombian President-elect
Three long tables were decorated with Nelson campaign fliers at each plate. Clipboards rested ready in tin buckets, and staffers handed out instructions for how to reach local voters online.
"We know that we'll never have enough money like the other side, but what we do have is our feet," said
Recently, Nelson has been forced to reckon with unfavorable poll numbers that show
An FIU poll released in June of 1,000 Puerto Ricans living arcoss
On Wednesday, a new poll from WSCV-Telemundo 51 that queried 696 likely Hispanic voters in
During a media gaggle after the canvassing event, Nelson downplayed the importance and fickleness of polls, while noting an NBC News/
"Well all of the public polls show that the race is close," he said. "The long and short of it is, it's gonna be a close race. But that's amazing because he spent
Nelson is framing this election as a chance for
"You can see the energy that folks are approaching the campaign with," Nelson told reporters. "They're playing like this is for keeps because this election is quite important. It may well determine if we have the majority in the
Ferré, the former
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"In contrast,
"This election's gonna be won at the doors," he said.
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